Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-02-04
LOWER PAyRTTE LETTER.
EuxErr. Idaho. Jan. "A. 1887.

Our items Of interest are scarce, bat
our ambition Is good.
Our valley looks like it might be
April instead Of January. The hills
are green and muddy, and grain and
grass growing, while, as | write, a let
ter lies before me, from Ohio, and tho
weather report it contains is 20 deg.
below zero and eighteen inches Of TIE
beautiful snow, and says it has ben
50 FIVE weeks. 1t makes the shvers
60 up our back like red ants to think
of it. Here blowing could have been
done every day this winter. There
has been no snow, and it seems warm
enough for "snaix." The stocknen
gather in the poorest cows and feed
them, but stock could do very well
/ without.
Mr. Editor, come down. We are
going to have a railroad. That is, |
heard We were, and | think that will
be the next air castle the Payetters
will build. Its now reported, with
some feasibility, that the great road
through Fort Fetterman will pass
through Boise City aud up the Pay
cite to Salmon river and TO the Col
umbia. We bid her God speed, but
Istill we would hate to hold our breath
until 1t comes.
The Ditch Company say they are
lawfully sure they will commence
work in earnest as soon as it's prac-
ticable. That is as soon as ten hours
time can be got in easy in day, and
5 the uncertainty of cold, freezing
= weather is over. Some work is be-
D ing done at the head, but it's simply
holding the right OF way and clear
: ing place where the waste weir Will
2 be.
: This has been a remarkable winter,
p and if it had been otherwise many cat
tie must have died, as the dry fall
n gave no feed to 90 into winter with.
|, II you see stockman now he looks
1t like a sunfower, so esthetic," and as
4 he smiles the first thing he will tell
: you is that it IS the finest, warmest
and best winter he ever saw, and he
n has been here fifteen years.
Is Mr.. and Mrs. Holley have ten
Rs pound Holley, and are happy because
Is fits boy.
=, Mat Martin has sold his interest in
III the store, we are informed, to Mr..
ne Wardwell, who will smile as he
l., weighs up and measures off for his
to customers hereafter.
81 There is no one sick, aud no one
N will say that he, or she, is going to be !;
to SO that kind of items will be scarce.
0; There will be lots of fencing done,
ar and few new houses built in the
VI valley this spring.
An attempt has been made By
IN. those interested to have a new school
A district formed out Of the indepen-
:. dent district, and at the head of the
!, valley. Whether it can be accom-
,r- plished or not we can't say. 1t seem:
is as if we might have school house
ne every half or three-quarters OF mule
by the amount Of school tax levied
There really ought to be school a
es- the head OF the valley: as there are ,
en- number OF children OF school age tina
~ are four or five miles from the pres
- ent school, and cannot attend. sup
all pose if the compulsory school law i
passed We will have compulsory
H. school house too. For one, we don
is care, Our school tax don't weig
ext much. As the woman said, "Blesse,
The be nothing; thank God We have go
no' it."
1t is remarkable how many nov
rec hunt jack rabbits with needle gun:
Of They say they get rabbits that weig
in one hundred and fifty pounds.
CArcEALL-